A federal judge in Washington D.C. has allowed a massive offshore wind farm off the coast of New York to continue construction, after being blocked by the Trump administration for weeks.
The ruling marks the fifth court win the offshore wind industry has seen over President Donald Trump and his effort to suppress development of the renewable energy alternative.
Judge Royce C. Lamberth on Monday granted Danish wind developer Ørsted an injunction against the enforcement of a sweeping stop-work order issued by the Interior Department in December, which paused the leases of five offshore wind projects under construction in the Atlantic.
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The order, which cited national security concerns, affected Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind 1.
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